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Marionette. Melanesia, Vanuatu, Malampa, Malekula (iland). Culture: Small Nambas, mid 20th CE. Used in sacred ceremonies of the secret Nevimbur oru Nevinbur society. They play roles in a drama about the hero Mansip and where he is also represented with his spouses Lieur and Lisivu and their numerous descendents Part of the mythology of the Ambat people and related to fertility rituals. Plant paste, wood, pig's teeth, pigments, sackcloth, plant fibers, 71 x 15 x 14,5 cm, 460 g. Inv. 72.1997.7.1. Photo: Patrick Gries / Bruno Descoings.
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Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac/Paris/France
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ART521830
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Public
Size
4080px × 5440px
Photo Credit
© musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
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20th century CE
Figure, Sculpture
Marionette
Vanuatu cultures
